My Tecsun PL-380 and Eagle Creek pack
SWLing Post reader, Alan, commented on our “most durable radios for travel” post:
You should include the Tecsun PL-380 [on] the list. It is an excellent tuner with good selectivity. The ETM feature was made for a traveler. The radio is cheap enough that it won’t bother you if you lose it or break it.
I have to say, I agree! In fact, I travel with the PL-380 quite often. It has become my back-up radio when I make field recordings (my primary portable for field is the Sony ICF-SW7600GR).
Eagle Creek pack with contents: Tecsun PL-380, Zoom H1 recorder, earphones, audio cables, external antenna, spare batteries and Kindle. Click to enlarge.
In fact, I have a small Eagle Creek bag with a shoulder strap that holds my field recording kit and other electronic “necessities:” Tecsun PL-380, Zoom H1 recorder, earphones, audio cables, external antenna, spare batteries, and, of course, my Kindle (so I can read while waiting for my plane/train/bus). In a pinch, it can even accommodate a Sony AN-LP1 active antenna (which I use primarily in hotel rooms with inoperable windows). To help you visualize, check out the photo on the right. It’s my grab-and-go bag.
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Just bought a set from http://www.avcomm.com.au. Great price and service.
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I bought this reciever from Amazon seller Lycheers and got it on Friday or Saturday.I must say this does a great job pulling in stations and includes almost evcerything you need to get started out of the box! Did not take long to setup either.Radio Australia coms in great on 9580 here in my mornings.the Decibel meter is a nice change from the normal 5 step graph design.Tecsun is tops with this portable!
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I bought this radio and was initially pleased. The airband was easy to tune but I could not work out how to save the frequencies to memory and no help from the manufacturer.
Then after about 3-=4 months it stopped re-charging the batteries and so I changed the re-chargable batteries – to no avail.
No response whatever from the company.
Very under-whelmed by this; a waste of nearly £100
Sorry to hear about this, Jeremy. Sounds like you may have gotten a lemon. If you purchased domestically, perhaps there’s a warranty to claim?
-Thomas